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HR 1541 107th Congress House

Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to furnish certain benefits for certain diseases occurring in chi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to furnish certain benefits for certain diseases occurring in children of Vietnam-era veterans upon a determination that such diseases have a positive association with parental exposure to a herbicide agent.

Introduced: May 21, 2001 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Agriculture and FoodBirth defectsChild healthCost of living adjustments
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Disability evaluationDisabledDisabled childrenEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesHealthHerbicidesHereditary diseasesLabor and EmploymentLeukemiaVeterans' disability compensationVeterans' medical careVietnam veteransVocational and technical education
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Apr 24, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 24, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) identify diseases occurring in children of Vietnam veterans or other veterans that have a positive association with parental exposure to an herbicide agent before the date of conception; (2) include myelogenous leukemia among such diseases; (3) provide needed health care for such children's covered diseases or any associated disabilities; and (4) pay a monthly allowance to such children for any disability resulting from a covered disease, to be based on the degree of disability.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide vocational training to such children if the achievement of a vocational goal is reasonably feasible.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Independent 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 15, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 6, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 19, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 5, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 23, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 21, 2001
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 2, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 2, 2001
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Apr 25, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 25, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1541: Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1541/
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